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Tenth-Century B.C. Stone Seal Discovered

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Tenth Century BC Stone Seal Discovered byTemple Mount Sifting Project Unique find is attributed to the time of David and Solomon Henry Curtis Pelgrift   •  10/08/2015 An ancient stone seal dated to the 10th century B.C. has been found in soil taken from Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, according to a news release issued recently by the Temple Mount Sifting Project, which is currently investigating the site. Temple Mount Sifting Project codirectors Dr. Gabriel Barkay and Zachi...

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Mount Zion Excavations

Extensive excavations on Mount Zion have uncovered the extraordinary remains of the wall of Jerusalem from the Second Temple period (second century BCE – 70 CE) and the remains of a city wall from the Byzantine period (324-640 CE), which was built on top of it.   “This is one of the most beautiful and complete sections of construction in the Hasmonean building style to be found in Jerusalem,” said Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Yehiel Zelinger, who has...

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